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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: SPO Partners & Co.
Address: 591 Redwood Highway, Suite 3215
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Form 13F File Number: 28-4162
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: William J. Patterson
Title: Managing Director and Vice President
Phone: (415) 383-6600
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ William J. Patterson Mill Valley, CA 11/15/99
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this
reporting manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this
report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting
manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the
holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this
report and a portion are reported by other reporting
manager(s).)
Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 6
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $304,547
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file
number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect
to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this
report.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 28-4164 SF Advisory Corp.
2 28-4166 SF Advisory Corp. II
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Form 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ENSCO INTL INC COM 26874Q100 $82,802 4,584,200 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,584,200
FOUR SEASONS
HOTEL INC LTD VTG SH 35100E104 $74,236 2,030,400 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,030,400
GULF CDA
RES LTD ORD 40218L305 $47,776 11,409,200 SH DEFINED 1, 2 11,409,200
SCHOLASTIC CORP COM 807066105 $56,200 1,124,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,124,000
BELL & HOWELL
CO. NEW COM 077852101 $36,603 997,700 SH DEFINED 1, 2 997,700
WASTE MGMT.
INC. DEL COM 94106L107 $ 6,903 360,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 360,000
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